New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio debuted the city's new NYC Care Cards for its uninsured population on May 7.
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Delaware, Louisiana, Massachusetts and New York have joined forces with Shatterproof, a national nonprofit organization, to create and implement a rating system for addiction treatment programs.
Half a million of Humana's members, employees and patients were screened for social determinants of health last year, according to the health insurer's fourth annual "Bold Goal Progress Report."
Families with lower incomes spend more on employer-sponsored health insurance premiums and out-of-pocket medical bills than those with higher incomes, according to a healthcare tracker released in partnership with the Peterson Center on Healthcare and the Kaiser Family Foundation.
UnitedHealthcare, the health insurance arm of UnitedHealth Group, spent more than $400 million on affordable housing investments, the company said March 26.
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University of Illinois Hospital in Chicago is dedicated to securing permanent housing for homeless individuals who repeatedly visit the hospital's emergency room as part of its Better Health Through Housing program, according to WBUR.
A Hill-HarrisX poll found just 13 percent of registered voters approve of a single-payer healthcare system that eliminates private plans, The Hill reported.
Health Care Service Corp. and the Blue Cross Blue Shield Institute launched a food delivery service in areas known as "food deserts" that lack access to affordable and fresh foods.
While more Americans have health insurance than did in 2010, underinsurance rates remain high, according to the Commonwealth Fund's Biennial Health Insurance Survey.
Some firms are starting to collect data and sell "risk scores" to providers and payers that aim to identify which patients might misuse opioids, according to Politico.